Chapter 971

There is nothing impossible.

Cheng Shi is, of course, alive.

Or rather, the authority of "Vitality" has its pride; even if its effect is pierced through, it could never be defeated by a mortal.

Of course, as mentioned before, before the battle started, Cheng Shi didn't know what kind of trump cards Xiao Qi had hidden, so he didn't dare to bet solely on "Vitality." Steady as he is, he had already left a "never die" backup plan during his escape.

Don't forget, he is a Clown now, a 【Deception】 Priest who possesses "Lies Like Yesterday"!

And as luck would have it, in the previous trial, there was a teammate who couldn't open his eyes very well whom he had deceived, so...

"Lies like yesterday, mocking today.

Yesterday I deceived the believer of 【Death】, so today...

I am the believer of 【Death】."

The freelance sales champion is officially hired for a limited time!

When the Universal Cemetery becomes my home, what, you actually want to kick me out!?

I refuse! Because a rebellious Clown never bows out easily.

The Gravedigger gave Cheng Shi the greatest confidence, allowing him to start his plan immediately after Xiao Qi fired that arrow, and the name of this plan is...

Heart-Punishing!

The heart-punishing kind of heart-punishing!

So that arrow wasn't something Cheng Shi couldn't dodge—forget it, no more lying, he just couldn't dodge it...

But this had nothing to do with dodging, because when that arrow was fired from Xiao Qi's hand, Cheng Shi didn't intend to dodge; he actively ran into it!

From throwing away the container to feigning a trap, and from directing the Messenger to lying about trapping the wise man, everything before this was just foreshadowing, all for the sake of taking this arrow at the right time.

However, Cheng Shi never knew what Xiao Qi's killing move was; he only knew that when Xiao Qi used his killing move, what he had to do wasn't to dodge, but to run straight into it!

So Cheng Shi didn't dodge, but instead, contrary to his usual behavior, puffed out his chest and met it head-on, letting this arrow—mixed with past betrayal, present paranoia, and future delusions—pierce straight through his heart.

At that moment, the heart that hadn't felt pain even during the childhood betrayal actually felt a real, sharp pang for an instant.

And then, Cheng Shi lay flat.

The power of the dense rain of arrows was indeed not small; after all, in a game watched by gods, some feathered arrows are different from ordinary ones. They carry various effects, and being hit by one could lead to immediate death, let alone hundreds or thousands.

But no matter how different they are, under the disdain of "Vitality," all things are equal.

Actually, it's all thanks to Xiao Qi's caution; if it weren't for his half-hour of low-frequency "corpse-whipping," the "Vitality" in Cheng Shi's body might not have restored him so quickly.

And the moment Cheng Shi opened his eyes again, the battle situation changed completely, becoming even more cruel.

Don't misunderstand, the "cruelty" here doesn't mean Cheng Shi launched a more violent counterattack, but that he was subjected to even more inhumane "abuse."

Seeing that Cheng Xiaoshi could still be alive under such circumstances, Du Qiyu didn't choose to avoid danger and give up this assassination, but instead raced against time to seize the opportunity to continue outputting damage against Cheng Shi's body, which still couldn't move.

He knew that if he missed this moment, facing this old friend who was like an unkillable cockroach, he would have no other opportunities to hunt him.

Thus, the dense rain of arrows fell again, pinning Cheng Shi, who had just barely managed to lift his neck, back to the ground.

Countless arrows shot and broke the arrows previously attached to Cheng Shi's body, inserting themselves into Cheng Shi's flesh again, but no matter how many arrows accumulated, Cheng Shi's eyes remained open, and the smile on his face never disappeared.

"No, this is impossible!"

He is just a Fate Weaver who merged with a Clown, how can he live like an unkillable Gravedigger!?

This is impossible!

Until Du Qiyu, hiding in the dense forest, had to stop his offensive due to his own mental exhaustion, Cheng Shi pulled the feathered arrow from his mouth for the umpteenth time, tugged at that inhuman, ghastly rotten corner of his mouth, and clicked his tongue:

"Tsk, your archery is not bad, but compared to Qin Xin, it's still a bit lacking.

Your martial prowess is also passable, but compared to Hu Wei, it lacks some bandit spirit.

As for your deception, heh, this is the interesting part; those clumsy lies can at most deceive fools who have no guard up. With just that, why would He pull you into the 【Void】 camp?

Can you give me an answer, Beastmaster?

Oh right, you have a name, what was it again.

Du... Qiyu?

You did indeed deceive a piece of uncut jade; speaking of which, when I found that good seedling, I should thank you. It was your inspiration that led Cheng Shi onto the path of 【Deception】. If you count it that way, you actually have some merit.

Hmm, looking at it this way, Him sending you a future is not unreasonable."

Cheng Shi spoke to himself, and as he spoke, he pulled out the feathered arrows from his body in handfuls. Blood gushed out incessantly, dyeing the ground beneath him deep red, but his movements were completely unaffected, becoming even more agile.

This scene was seen by Du Qiyu, and it felt as if Cheng Shi had hidden a blood bank containing endless blood in his body. He had never heard of any item or talent that could withstand such terrifying injuries while recovering so quickly.

But that's not the main point; the main point is, what does the other party's words mean?

Listening to this tone, the person in front of him doesn't seem like Cheng Xiaoshi at all!

Although his mental energy was slightly depleted, under the influence of the 【Filth-Stained】 container, Du Qiyu's brain was still online. He reacted immediately, thinking Cheng Shi was pretending to deceive him, but when he saw the thing Cheng Shi suddenly took out, this thought was immediately extinguished in his mind.

Cheng Shi knows best how to grasp the timing, especially the timing for lying.

Deception is never a performance that can be completed by just a glib tongue. It cannot be denied that in specific situations, what a person says is indeed very seductive, but most of the time words are pale. What can deceive a person is never the liars' mouths, but the eyes of the deceived.

You have to let the other party see what they are willing to believe, so you can tell them openly: the truth in your eyes is a lie you will never see through.

What Cheng Shi took out was nothing else, but a container.

The container of 【Prosperity】!

The moment this hourglass, which looked exactly like a knotted tree, appeared in Cheng Shi's hand, the terrifying aura of 【Prosperity】 it emitted made Du Qiyu freeze, and he suddenly thought of the item in his own hand that absorbed emotions and desires.

He is not a fool; at this moment, he seemed to have thought of something.

But Cheng Shi didn't let Xiao Qi wander in his thoughts, because this was the most critical moment to guide the other party's thoughts. He had to use the most shocking way to redefine this battle between two players and tell this ignorant Beastmaster in front of him:

The one acting with you was never a player, but a "Him," a supreme subordinate god!

Thus, at this critical juncture, Cheng Shi took out another container, the container of 【Time】!

And when the two containers floated and swirled in his left and right hands respectively, he shook his head in extreme disappointment:

"I picked and chose, and among several containers, I selected the 【Filth-Stained】 container most suitable for you, just to see the maximum height and faith potential you could reach, but now it seems...

It's too far off.

Beastmaster, you have lost your chance; return the container, I should go test the next target."

By this point, Du Qiyu's brain had completely stopped turning. Although he had no fear, confusion had filled his exhausted brain.

Looking at the two containers in Cheng Shi's hands that were so brilliant they couldn't be looked at directly, and then looking at the container in his own hand, Du Qiyu didn't even ask who the other party was, but instead asked impatiently:

"What is... a container?"

And when he heard the other party not asking about himself but asking about the container, Cheng Shi knew that illusions fascinate the eyes, and this game...

Succeeded!